Local Sports

Goaltending is likely to be the key position if the Northwest Giants hope to get past the Greater Vancouver Canadians in the B.C. major midget hockey semifinal playoff this weekend.

Burnaby Mountain does not have much time to regroup after dropping its second consecutive game at the B.C. high school AAA boys' basketball championships.

B.C. biathletes brought home a total of 16 medals, including nine gold, four silver and three bronze from the Cadet National Championships, which wrapped up on March 8 at CFB Valcartier in Quebec.

The St. Thomas More Knights made program history, becoming the first junior varsity girls' basketball team from Burnaby to finish in the top eight at the B.C. high school championships.

The Burnaby South Rebels finished with a record of 2-2 and in 13th place at the B.C. high school AAA girls' basketball championships. The No.

The Simon Fraser University men's golf team finished in seventh place at the Notre Dame de Namur Argonaut Invitational on Tuesday. Over three rounds, the Clan finished just one stroke back of sixth-place Holy Names University.

The Burnaby South Rebels staved off a fourth-quarter rally by the Sardis Falcons to move on in the championship round to the final eight at the B.C. high school AAA boys' basketball championships in Langley.

Burnaby Lake Rugby Club produced a clinical secon-half performance to defeat the UBC Old Boy Ravens 35-13 last Saturday and moved into fourth place in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League standings.

Burnaby's Mariya Chekanovych made Simon Fraser University history as the first Clan athlete to win a NCAA Division II national title.

The Burnaby Minor C3 hockey team defeated Seafair 6-3 to win the atom gold group hockey championship at the Richmond Ice Centre on March 10.